OSKALOOSA – World Food Prize Laureate Heidi Kuhn will be presenting the annual World Food Prize Laureate Lecture at William Penn University tomorrow. The presentation is set for Tuesday at 11:15am in the George Daily Auditorium in Oskaloosa, and is free and open to the public.

Kuhn began her career in journalism, and after surviving cancer she founded Roots of Peace in 1997, launching the “Mines to Vines” initiative to turn landmine-contaminated regions into vineyards and orchards. Her work has restored livelihoods for over one million farmers and families, planted more than seven million fruit trees across ten countries, and facilitated the removal of over 100,000 landmines and unexploded bombs.

William Penn has partnered with the World Food Prize Foundation since 2001 to host laureates and experts in food science and agricultural innovation. This year’s lecture will be hosted by Dr. James North, a biochemistry professor who has been a member of William Penn’s faculty since 2000.